Improvements by property owner—Authority to order work; notice to owner; etc.
Memphis Charter, art. 58, § 587
in effectSec. 587. - Improvements by property owner—Authority to order work; notice to owner; etc.
Power is hereby conferred upon the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis, where in the judgment of said Board of Commissioners it is necessary to have drains, ditches or other natural water courses or culverts opened or constructed through private property to carry surface water according to the natural flow thereof, to order the owner or owners to construct proper ditches or to lay drain pipes or culverts or to open and clean out bayous or other natural water courses for the purposes aforesaid. In making the order, the Board of Commissioners shall cause notice of the order to be given to the owner or owners of the property, stating a time within which work must be commenced and that it must be prosecuted to completion within a reasonable time.
(Acts 1909, ch. 480, § 1; Priv. Acts 1915, ch. 474, § 1)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART58DRIMGE_S587IMPROWUTORWONOOWETFetched: 10/28/2026